Oprah Winfrey gifts Apple iPads to staff

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey has given Apple iPads and 10,000 dollar cheques to employees of her O magazine, to mark its 10th anniversary.

According to the Advertising Age, Winfrey, 56, gave gifts to every employee, regardless of how long they have been with the company.

'These were personal gifts to the staff from Oprah to thank them for their hard work and dedication to the magazine,' the New York Post quoted a spokeswoman for the magazine's publisher Hearst as saying.

The talk show host is well known for her gift-giving ways. In 2004, she rewarded an entire studio audience with free cars from Pontiac.

Image: Oprah Winfrey waves to photographers as she arrives for her charity walk in New YorkPhotographs: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters